Hi judydemott,
I'm glad that you liked the hat pattern. Thanks for the comment and good question. The hat's size is S/M and for that I worked 8 increase rounds. If you need to make a larger one, it is necessary to crochet one or more increase rounds after the first 8 rounds. 9th rounds work like 22nd round, 10th round crochet like 23 round and so on. When you begin working the brim, start from the last increase round. Happy crocheting!

having issues o the brim im a watcher a doer but i cant understand when you just speak on the brim , im on the 10th row right now was expecting the brim pattern like you show the hat do you have the brim pattern? thank you!

Hi Bernie A Wishinski,
Thanks for the good question. Yes, you may read the step 4 (second increase) to work the hat's brim. It is necessary to continue crocheting dc rounds gradually increasing intervals between each increase. Happy crocheting!

Hi there! Thank you so very much for thispattern. I absolutely love this hat! Your colors are beautiful! After 30 years of NOT crocheting, i just finished one of your hats for myself but I'm having a terrible time sniffing it. Will you send me instructions on how you did it? Thanks again and God bless!

Hi redirpot,
Thanks for the good question. In the written instruction I suggested to use just a fabric stiffener because many people would prefer just to buy it rather than make their own. I used a homemade fabric stiffener. Ingredients: 1 cup of water and 1 table spoon of potato starch. Directions: boil the water and pour slowly the potato starch into the boiling water stirring the two ingredients together all the time. Again, you may purchase the potato starch or make your own. Boil it for about 2 - 3 minutes. Add some water (the less water you put, the harder fabric will be). Then soak the hat in the liquid and shape it. I put my hat over an old cap that I did not use anymore.
I applied the fabric stiffener twice. First time, I added about 3/4 cup of water after the boiling. When the hat was dried, the hat's crown was fine, but I felt like the brim was not hard enough. The second time, I did not add any water after the boiling and applied it only on the brim. Then it became hard enough, the way I wanted. Hope this will help.